Umpqua and Tillamook are two brands of ice cream here that are well-loved in the Pacific Northwest.

A couple of years ago, the debate popped up on Reddit. Do you prefer Umpqua or Tillamook Ice Cream? 

One respondent best summarized the question:  

“depends on the flavor.”

 

Let's begin with: Is it easier to find Tillamook or Umpqua in Washington?

This depends on where you live. Getting Tillamook ice cream flavors are easy to find here in North Central Washington.  I quickly found it at Safeway and Albertson’s. 
Umpqua? Not so fast. I had to drive to WinCo, my third store, before finding their product. The effort to find Umpqua was so worth it.

My favorite flavors of Umpqua Ice Cream

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Mountain Blackberry
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My favorite flavors of TIllamook Ice Cream

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More Reddit comments on the Tillamook/Umpqua debate

The brands offer similar flavors. Both Tillamook and Umpqua offer chocolate and Vanilla. They also serve up excellent strawberry ice cream - to which a Reddit reviewer picked a side:

" ...the Oregon Strawberry (Tillamook) is far more better!!!"

For chocolate, the feedback swung back over to Umpqua:

"Umpqua for chocolate, definitely, but otherwise, it’s hard to say."

A true Oregonian gave a true Oregonian explanation for their opinion on who has the best Chocolate and Peanut Butter flavor:

"As a self-proclaimed c&pb ice cream aficionado, the Umpqua version is way better. A little saltier, bigger, more jagged pieces of peanut butter, and better chocolate ice cream base. Taking Tillamook over Umpqua in this flavor is like taking Sam Bowie over MJ."

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There was a Reddit poll that crowned a Pacific Northwest Ice Cream champion.

Over 3,600 votes were cast in a Reddit (non-scientific) vote. Tillamook won the popular vote in a mudslide:

2,700 votes for Tillamook

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973 votes for Umpqua

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